London Press Club reveals its 2016 shortlist and adds three new categories

The London Press Club Awards has revealed its shortlist for this year’s ceremony which includes four Four major scoops which judges described as “jaw dropping stories” such as the Financial mismanagement at Kids Company charity, the Hatton Garden jewel thieves, deputy speaker of the Lords cocaine scandal and Olympic drug cheating have all been nominated for Scoop of the year.

Miles Goslett exposed the financial corruption at the Kids Company charity in an exposé, published in The Spectator, which was then published I all major newspapers and subsequently led to the closure of the charity in August 2015.

The Daily Mirror has been put forward for scoop of the year for its world exclusive which revealed the identity of the Hatton Garden jewel thieves under the headline ‘Diamond Geezers – Gem Raiders Caught on Camera.’

The Sun’s work revealing the how the deputy Speaker of the Lords, Baron John Sewel, had been caught on camera snorting cocaine with prostitutes has earned it a nomination.

The Sunday Times meanwhile also earned a nomination for ‘scoop of the year’ after its Insight team uncovered the biggest leak of blood test data in sporting history which showed the prevalence of doping among many medal winners.

This year’s awards also include three new award categories: Weekend Newspaper of the Year, Digital Journalist of the Year and Print Journalist of the Year.

Weekend Newspaper of the Year embraces Saturday and Sunday papers which were judged together for the first time; those shortlisted are: Financial Times Saturday edition, Mail on Sunday, The Sunday Times and The Times, Saturday edition.

The London Press Club Awards lunch will take place on Tuesday 5 April at the Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall. The judging pannel also included The drum editor, Stephen lepitak and the full list of nominees is below